What color is #ADBFAF?

#ADBFAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBFAF?

The RGB value is 173, 191, 175: 173 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBFAF?

The complementary color is #BFADBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBFAF color

#ADBFAF rgb(173, 191, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBFAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.9% green and 68.6% blue (173, 191, 175).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#ADBFAF color codes

HEX	`#ADBFAF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 191, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.6, -9.21, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.6, 10.98, 147.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.601, 49.24, 47.756)`
Decimal	`11386799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBFAF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADBFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADBFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbfaf; }
.text { color: #adbfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 191 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbfaf, #adbfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADBFAF?: #ADBFAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBFAF?: The RGB value is 173, 191, 175: 173 red, 191 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBFAF?: The complementary color is #BFADBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.